If you think musicals are all about raindrops and roses, “Bright Side” provides something completely different.
Arts & Culture
“Romeo and Juliet” is particularly close to the heart of James Canfield, artistic director of Nevada Ballet Theatre, which closes its season at The Smith Center this weekend with a reprise of their 2013 production.
Our arts picks this week include Left of Center Gallery’s “North East” exhibit, and Jazz in the Park.
When the temperatures go up in Southern Nevada, so does the curtain — figuratively speaking — at Super Summer Theatre.
This year, Maverick Hiu has performed in roles originated by ‘80s heartthrobs Kevin Bacon and Christian Slater. Beginning May 19, he’ll be appearing in a role originated by himself in the new musical “Bright Side” at Art Square theater, 1025 First St.
The land art project in the Jean dry lake bed is deliberate in its eye-popping appearance. “In the past, land art has been camouflaging art,” designed to fit into the terrain, artist Ugo Rondinone says. But “by giving a layer of color, we are bringing together the pop art movement and land art.”
The last 11 touring elephants from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus kicked off their retirement in Florida on Friday with a buffet brunch of carrots, apples, celery, loaves of bread and lots of hay.
Our picks this week include Las Vegas Little Theatre’s “Tuna Does Vegas” and the First Friday arts festival.
The opera’s title may be French, as is its composer, Jacques Offenbach, but this “La Perichole” is sung entirely in English — and boasts a very Vegas sensibility, thanks to Sin City Opera’s Artistic Director Skip Galla, who rewrote the libretto. “It’s maybe the funniest piece” he’s ever staged, he adds.
Travelers zooming along Interstate 15 to and from Las Vegas tend to concentrate on the destination, not the desert. But all that may be changing, as a new vision looms off the highway near Jean Dry Lake.
The megahit musical “Hamilton” has grabbed a record-breaking 16 Tony Award nominations, the biggest haul in Broadway history and another notch in the show’s march into theatrical history.
Gladiator-worthy metallics and sparkly embellishments, along with a show of feathers and chunky boots, swept the red carpet at the Met Gala on Monday night.
Our arts picks this week include celebrations of Dia del Nino and International Jazz Day.
Two years doesn’t seem like such a long time. But for Erich Bergen, the two years he spent in Las Vegas represents a turning point in his show business career.
“We’re trying to create the new normal,” says Chris Edwards, artistic director of Nevada Conservatory Theatre. His plan is to combine “a farm league for the theater we have” with established artists from across the country.
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